Originally posted on The Farm on the Hill: I don’t remember when I actually first heard about a fall garden. ?I think it was a conversation with my mom a few years back when she read about how to garden year-round in a 100 square foot space. ?Between our cut budget and my new found interest in eating locally and in-season more, I decided that this year we were going to try it. ?This past week I got all of my seedlings planted in the garden. ?I need to try to get the carrots planted this week and I will plant my spinach, arugula, and lettuces on Labor Day weekend. I have to say that I had a hard time finding a lot of information about fall gardening. ?Its easy to find out WHAT to plant but not how to plant. ?Even vegetables that can be planted in the fall, don’t have a information on the seed packets on how to plant for the fall. ?I don’t have this fall gardening thing all figured out…

Originally posted on Minimal Millennial: TANSTAAFL If there’s one thing I remember from high school economics, it’s that acronym. There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. And I think I know why it’s stuck with me for so long – it’s true. In college, I loved getting free lanyards and water bottles and coozies (I’ve never even used a coozie) from career fairs and other campus activities. Once I got my own apartment, I often picked up furniture that was left by dumpsters and brought it home with me. I didn’t even do anything cool with it, like my friend Meg does over on her blog – her buffet and mini chest are breathtaking. I still have a hard time resisting the “free stuff” I find sitting out by the curb. But it’s not really free. How we’re paying for this free stuff Free stuff can actually be really expensive when you do the math. We pay for it with our time – picking it up, cleaning it, moving it around in our homes. Even…